No. 14 Texas A&M Hosts Mississippi State Volleyball Sunday on SEC Network+
The short version
- No. 14 Texas A&M (9-5, 2-0 SEC) hosts Mississippi State (11-1) on Sunday, Oct. 4 at noon CT at Reed Arena.
- The match streams on SEC Network+ via the ESPN App; live stats are on Texas A&M's match page.
- Texas A&M has won five straight and swept each of its past three opponents, including Alabama on Friday.
- Mississippi State rides a nine-match winning streak after beating LSU in five sets in its SEC opener.
- Eliza Sharp, Kaia Castle and Addi Applegate sat out Friday; coach Jamie Morrison gave no availability update.
The 14th-ranked Aggies carry a five-match winning streak into a noon CT home date with a Mississippi State team that has won nine straight.
No. 14 Texas A&M resumes Southeastern Conference action on Sunday, Oct. 4, welcoming Mississippi State to Reed Arena in College Station, Texas. First serve is set for noon CT. The contest will be the Aggies' third league match of the season, and both teams arrive on winning streaks.
Viewers can stream the match on SEC Network+ through the ESPN App; no traditional television broadcast was listed. Live statistics are available via Texas A&M's official match page.
The Aggies needed just three sets to get past Alabama on Friday night, 25-18, 25-22 and 25-19, moving to 9-5 overall and 2-0 in league matches. The result made it five victories in a row for Texas A&M and a third consecutive sweep.
Megan Fitch powered the offense against the Crimson Tide with a career-best 14 kills and added four blocks at the net. As a team, the Aggies registered 12 blocks, equaling their best total in a three-set match this season.
Mississippi State came into the weekend 11-1 and has strung together nine straight wins, a run that includes a five-set defeat of LSU in its conference opener. The Bulldogs have proven a sterner opponent than preseason expectations indicated, and they won in three sets on their previous visit to Reed Arena. Between them, the two programs carry a combined 14-match winning streak.
Kyndal Stowers equaled a career high with three aces from the service line in Friday's victory. Kirra Musgrove dished out 27 assists against Alabama and holds first place in the SEC in total assists.
Gabi Rodriguez posted 13 digs against Alabama, the 12th consecutive match in which she has reached double figures in that category. Lolufe Adedeji turned in a team-high five blocks versus the Crimson Tide after a career-best six in the South Carolina match.
Texas A&M does not publish a formal volleyball injury report. Middle blockers Eliza Sharp and Kaia Castle, along with defensive specialist Addi Applegate, were all absent from Friday's win, and head coach Jamie Morrison offered no specifics on their availability for Sunday. He credited the Aggies' depth afterward but set no timetable for any of the three to return, and the availability labels attached to them are informal rather than official SEC designations.
Sunday's match closes a three-match homestand for Texas A&M. The Aggies then head out on the road, with stops at Oklahoma and Arkansas next week.
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